Ooh My God, wowww, the color, the detail, Kioshima artwork is so awesome, not many artwork he upload on his gallery, as you can find in here www.kioshima.deviantart.com. but you may see, its all perfect, so this make kioshima as valuable digital artist on this digital earth

1. What is your real name, what is your nick name on the Internet, and the story behind your nick name that you introduce yourself with in the digital world?

- My real name is Gabriel. Kioshima is my last name from dad's family.

2. Tell me briefly about the real you, where do you live?, background of your and your social life?

- I was born in 1989, and currently live in Sao Paulo, Brazil . I am currently taking a degree in Architecture and Urban-Design at the University of Sao Paulo - USP. About my life, I would really like to spend more time creating art, but college constantly keeps me occupied. When I do happen to have some spare time, I am always on the computer working primarily in photoshop.

3. What is your specialty in digital art?( vector, vexels, brush, or other)?

- Vexel

4. Tell me briefly about what it is that makes your style and technique unique?

- I don't really think I have a specialty or skill that differs too much from other people. One thing I focus very much on is details. I love details, but I still try to keep It vector, and not photo realistic. To me, a photograph is a photograph and a vexel is a vexel, it is very important to me to keep the two things seperate. I want to show you each layer I did.

5. Tell me about the idea behind of all of your artwork?

My friend Thaaw (thaaw.deviantart.com) initially inspired me into vexeling about one and half year ago. I am still learning about the diffrent techniques, and I like to try out new things to improve my workflow and style. My artwork might not be all that original, but I always try to wrap my own ideas around my pieces, so they aren't just vectorized replicas.

6. What is your main purpose and goal with your art?

- I would like to one day work with it professionally, simply because doing vexels makes me happy.

7. What is your hope about digital art?

- I wish people would have a little more respect for vexeling, it is not as easy as it looks. Hopefully vexeling will gain more recognition in the future.

8. Personal quote about you as an artist?

- Never give up, always finish what you started. (hahaha...I can't do it sometimes)

9. Personal quote about you in general?

- Never stop pursuing your dreams, never give up.

10. What do you think the internet has meant for you and your career as a digital artist?

- I think if you know how to use it, it's a great thing. You could learn lots of things, languages, meet friends. (...) As long as you use common sense and keep your mind clear, there is a lot to gain.

11. Quote from you about your computer and the role it plays in your life.

- I'm not sure if I could live without it!(hahaha). To put it short, lots of thing I do in my life could not be accomplished without the computer. I love it and it's the way I choose to display my art.

12. What is the most important goal for you as a digital artist (vector/vexels/other)

- Being able to provoke feelings, and differ my style and feel for each piece I do.

13. What do you want to accomplish in life?

- Be someone, not just another digital artist out of the thousands. I want to make a difference, change minds.

14. If you believing god, what do you think of all of gods creation?

- I believe in God, however I not feel able to practice one or another religion.

15. What do you think about the “time” for your chance to be “you” now?